Nassim Guammaz rolls with the Volcom crew and has been coming to more and more Damn Am Contests. He's a stand-out at every one. On this particular course, there's no stair set, so people took their jumps down the bank ramps like this backside 360.

Think about how hard a back smith backside 180 out is. Then think about it on a handrail. Now see if you can picture yourself half cabbing into it. Yep, I can't see myself doing that either. Kyle Walker can.

The Beav's second favorite obstacle is the BMX jump. Obviously, no one on the SPoTlight staff thought anyone in the Contest would care about this thing. We are wrong again, but Beaver still prevails with an air barrel over the judges and announcers.

The tykes are generally spinning in the air, but it's good to see a few of them actually getting started on the lip where things are better looking and more difficult. Mind the coping, kids. That's Jagger Eaton on a lein to tailslide.

What is it about the 540 that's so attractive to these kids? They all can put one down like Braydon Stelma here.

Oops, blew it on the focus with the class photo. These are the Vert Contest winners. Congrats, you tykes. How long before ya'll go Collin Provost and Taylor Smith on us?

Way out in the sticks, there are so many stars out at night. I went nerdy and put the camera on a tripod and set it to take a 30 second exposure every two minutes for about an hour. Here's the animated result.

Lil Wayne started skating at 29 years old. In this video, he explains his inspiration. That inspiration is Alex Midler. Alex told me all his videos on YouTube got thousands more views after Weezy put out that 30 minute rant and dropped his name. Crazy. Alex is doing grown man tricks now like this frontside 180 switch crooks.

Carlos Lastra pulled his long nosegrind to nollie double flip out to win the Independent Best Trick Contest. He was another one who got to Tehachapi by bus and realized Woodward was another 20 miles away. He started the walk and luckily got picked up by someone along the way.

High fives from top two who tied for first: Kyle Walker and Trevor Colden. Going to the second run scores means Kyle Walker wins it.

What a weekend. Thanks everyone. We're already talking about another one at Woodward.

Boo Johnson, Hardflip Back Smith

After the power went out at Woodward, we had to postpone the Contest, but outside we had a little Best Trick Contest on the rail. Boo Johnson won it with this hardflip backside smith grind. Kyle Walker got 4th for this half cab back smith. He then one upped himself and did back 180 out of it after time.